Jok Church Quotes

Pretty much all of my inventions come about the same way. I have an everyday problem or something that I'm too lazy to do, so I make a machine that does it for me.

I'm known for being very enthusiastic about using technology. A lot of the attraction is the way that it streamlines the process and takes a lot of the drudgery out of it.

The computer cuts my production time in half. I love it.

I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.

Drones can be useful tools, and I am all about useful tools. One of my mottos is 'the right tool for the right job.'

I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game.

I wanted to automate any part of my life that I could. And the over-the-top solutions are more fun than the useful ones.

I like modern efficiencies and functionality.

Everything that I make I use.

For most purposes, a man with a machine is better than a man without a machine.

The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.

The computer is very good for me; I can magnify my work very easily.

I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.

As a person with terrible handwriting, I love the computer. I've waited all my life for the computer.

Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.

If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create.

Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc.

The trick with computers I think, is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything.

Technology is just a means. It's not the end.

For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles.

A good head has one hundred hands.

Technology improves our lives in so many ways - from our toasters, ovens, and refrigerators at home to our computers, fax machines, and BlackBerrys at work. Technology makes once-burdensome tasks easy and fun.

There's a fine line between something saving you time and replacing a bit of you that could be useful. I've certainly become more and more aware of that.

For me, cooking is practical. That's the core of an engineer. Engineers are very practical designers and creative people. Every single thing I create has to have a purpose.

My life's goal is to get rid of computers and invent everything that removes its necessity.